⚠️ Portfolio Disclosure: This document is an academic legal writing assignment completed as part of the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law (GDipICL), ICL810 — Legal Research and Writing, Queen's University (Winter 2026). The client, firm, and RCIC details are fictional and were created for academic purposes only. This document does not represent actual legal advice or a real immigration application. The student author is not a licensed RCIC and is not authorized to provide immigration advice or represent clients.
February 19, 2026
Via electronic submission
IRCC — Humanitarian Migration Office
300 — 800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 0B6
Dear Sir/Madam:
Re: J.M.O. · Citizen of Jamaica
D.O.B: December 15, 1999
UCI: Pending
Application No.: 20260214
Re: Application for Permanent Residence on Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds under subsection 25(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and section 66 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
J.M.O., a 26-year-old from Jamaica, is seeking an exemption from the requirement to apply for a Permanent Resident visa from within Canada. Following a serious accident on May 19, 2023, he became paraplegic, and his removal to Canada would result in significant hardship due to lack of specialized care available in Jamaica. Discontinuing his treatment in Canada could severely impact his health and life expectancy, aligning with the criteria for humanitarian relief.
J.M.O. arrived in Canada on April 1, 2022, as a temporary foreign worker and worked as a restaurant assistant manager in Oshawa, Ontario, while living with his sister's family. His life changed dramatically on May 19, 2023, when he was struck by a delivery van while cycling to work, resulting in permanent paraplegia and limited use of his left arm. Due to his inability to work, his work permit will expire on April 14, 2024.
He relies on a comprehensive medical care plan currently provided pro bono by Queen's University, along with support from a local Caribbean association and his sister. If he is forced to return to Jamaica, he would go back to his home village in the Blue Mountains, where his only family member there, his 80-year-old mother E.O., resides. The local clinic has been destroyed by Hurricane Melissa and has not been rebuilt. With unpaved roads, steep hills, and no wheelchair-accessible transportation, he would be confined to his home, unable to access the necessary specialist care. His mother, who suffers from severe rheumatoid arthritis and lives in a second-floor apartment without an elevator, is unable to care for him and faces financial difficulties (see B10).